Grieving and Lamentation

Grieving

Grieving adjective - Expressing or suggesting mourning.

Lamentation is a synonym for grieving. In some cases you can use "Lamentation" instead a noun "Grieving".

Nearby Words: grievous, grievance, grieve, grief, grieved

Lamentation

Lamentation noun - A crying out in grief.
Usage example: there was a great lamentation on Wall Street when the government's latest unemployment figures were published

Grieving is a synonym for lamentation in sadness topic. You can use "Grieving" instead a noun "Lamentation", if it concerns topics such as suffering, sorrow, grief, weeping.

Nearby Words: lament, lamentable, lamenting, lamented
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